Jailhouse Grill

After hearing my husband rave on about this place I had high hopes. Our first meal in Launceston for the weekend just gone and I can’t say I was blown away. The ambience was nice and the staff friendly, and I liked the idea of the salad bar with any meal (though a lot of salads contained red onion which I cannot eat).
However my steak, which I was very, very much looking forward to (starving!) had no trace of pinkness and was dry and tough. I’ve definitely had better steak, but have also definitely had worse. The sauce I got was yummy — dark mushroom and bacon — if you’re a salt lover you’ll want to get this. From looking at past reviews and judging from my own experience though, they are not necessarily accurate when interpreting the correct cooking time for your steak.
I would return, but I might not order a steak next time. I might try the salmon or something else from the menu. Wish we’d had room for dessert. I do love me a sticky date pud!

Best part was the included salad bar. Excellent grilled veggies.
Carpet bagger steak was expensive but flavorless outside of the overt fishiness of oysters. Even though the steak was rare, it was dry (like shoe leather according to my companion).
The jailhouse burger was ok but nothing to write home about.
The real positive: they’re open on Sunday!

Good steak and all you can eat salad bar is nice.
A little pricey though they are shooting for the ‘gourmet steak house’ angle.

Delicious meals accompanied by a good range on the salad bar. Exceptional service, professional and fast! Highly recommended for a medium priced meal with a fine dining experience.

Went here while on a brief trip to Launceston. I’ve given this place 2 stars but would have given 2 and a half if I could. It’s an ok place but nothing spectacular. I had eye fillet and my partner had the ribs. My fillet was over cooked and the warning on the ribs (salty and chewy) should NOT be ignored. If you’re looking for BBQ ribs then definitely don’t bother — they are more like boiled gammon. The free salad bar is also a bit blah, I personally wouldn’t bother with it. Service was pretty good.

We went to the Jailhouse Grill on a Saturday night, and it was packed. Definitely make sure you book first! We had, but there was a mix-​up with our booking — luckily we were able to still get a table.
The service was good, the buffet salad and vegetable bar was interesting, but what was outstanding was my steak. I had the eye fillet, and it was AMAZING. Beautifully cooked, super rare, soft and delicious. Quite possibly the best steak I’ve ever had.
My dining partner had the ribs, and they came with a warning on the menu: very chewy and salty. The warning wasn’t joking either, that’s exactly what they were. A massive amount of what was really more like super salty bacon attached to giant rib bones, with barbeque sauce. The sauce was good, not as overly sweet as usual rib sauces, but the meat really was quite overwhelming in flavour and saltiness. They didn’t really quite fall apart like ribs often do, the meat was definitely chewier than the usual.
We will be back, but next time we’ll both be ordering steak!

First when I walked in — I had no idea what to expect — it seemed a bit ‘american bistro’ … it was packed which is good on a Saturday night.
We were squeezed into a booth and promptly offered drinks etc. Service was friendly and welcoming.
I ordered the 180g Eye Fillet with the «jailhouse steak topping» (pan fried onions, mushrooms and bacon). Delicious — I think it was the best steak I have ever eaten… I never wanted it to end!
2 of my dining companions had the 400g version of this beauty and they were also very happy.
The local cows must be very happy indeed!
The salad bar was interesting, there was a lovely creamy and peppery warm pasta which I loved (I do adore dairy anything especially creamy pasta!). The roasted vegies were lovely and the greek salad was great — loved the fetta cubes.
All in all I left very very satisfied and I wish this place was closer to home…